Warrington 9 Bridgefield Yellows 8 (Snr)

Warrington seniors took on Bridgefield Yellows in the second phase of the Liverpool and District League. In what turned out to be a bad tempered match Warrington started well with goals from James Williams but Bridgefield scored and then scored a second goal as Tom Hadley was excluded and Bridgefield converted the ‘man up’. Bridgefield scored a third goal as the game started to slip away from Warrington. Then Warrington were given a penalty and Tom Hadley converted to make the score 2-3. Exclusion fouls were given against Chris Byrne and a Bridgefield player before the quarter ended Bridgefield scored a fourth goal. Warrington significantly had conceded five exclusion fouls to Bridgefield’s three.

In the second quarter another exclusion foul was awarded against Bridgefield and Peter Burke scored on the ma up. James Williams added another goal as Warrington took advantage of attacking the deep end. With the score back to 4-4 Warrington looked to be in the driver’s seat. Another exclusion foul against Tom Hadley but some great defending kept the scores even with a second on the clock Neil Musgrove in goal launched a shot from his own 2 metre line and scored probably the goal of the season. The whistle went to end the quarter as the ball was still in the air and Warrington lead 5-4.

In the third quarter Warrington defended the deep and started the quarter well with a goal from Andrew Burke. Another goal was added quickly by Tom Hadley the score quickly moved to 7-4. Warrington were then awarded two exclusions fouls and managed to score on the second exclusion foul with an excellent goal from sixteen year old Tom Costello. Further exclusion fouls were picked up by Dave Price and Bridgefield pulled one goal back. The quarter ended 8-5 as tempers started to flare.

In the final quarter Warrington looked favourites to win attacking the deep end. A Bridgefield player was excluded and sixteen year old Tim Mainwaring scored to make the score 9-5. Bridgefield came back strongly and pulled a goal back. Then Chris Byrne who had frustrated the Bridgefield attack was excluded following some x rated play. Bridgefield did not convert the man up. Chris Byrne re entered the water but within seconds was excluded again and wrapped up for the game. Bridgefield converted the man up to bring the score to 9-7. Neil Musgrove gave in impromptu team talk to calm the team down. Warrington tried to close the game down as the final minutes ticked away. Dave Price added further drama as he picked up his third exclusion foul and joined Chris Byrne for an early shower. Bridgefield converted the man up but with only 7 seconds left the game was over. The final score was 9-8 with 10 exclusions against Warrington and eight against Bridgefield. If the game had been televised it would need to be screened after 9pm!

Players included Neil Musgrove GK (1), Andrew Burke (1), James Williams (2), Tom Hadley (2), Tom Costello (1), Tim Mainwaring (1), Dave Price, Chris Byrne, and Peter Burke (1).

Seniors line up for Dutch Tournament

Warrington Seniors in Holland for the ‘Water Polo Like A Sir’ tournament, from right to left Andrew Burke, Paul Wilkinson, Ian Musgrove, Pete Love, Neil Musgrove, Peter Burke, Dave Price, Lee Chadwick, Chris Byrne.

Warrington seniors attended the ‘Water Polo Like A Sir’ water polo tournament on Friday 30^th August, and concluded on Sunday 1^st September. The tournament was held at the open water swimming pool at the University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.

Twenty four teams entered the competition with teams mainly coming from the Netherlands but included teams from Italy, Germany and of course Warrington the only team from the UK.

A team of nine Warrington players took a flight from Manchester to Schiphol Airport, and then travelled by train about two hours east to Enschede near the German border arriving at the university on Friday afternoon.

Our team included Andrew Burke, Peter Burke, Peter Love, Lee Chadwick, Paul Wilkinson, Ian Musgrove, Neil Musgrove, Dave Price, and myself.

There were two leagues of men’s teams, a league of mixed (female/male) teams and a female league. Warrington played in the second men’s league.

Although the tournament started on Friday evening Warrington didn’t play until Saturday morning. Some late changes to the fixtures and a seventh team added to our league caused some last minute changes to times and fixtures meant that the first team we were due to play WAVE didn’t arrive on poolside and another team started the game. We worked hard and led 1-0 at half time but then the team we should have played arrived on poolside nice and fresh and played the second half. We lost the game 5-2 but Warrington was later awarded a 5-0 victory due to the complication at the start of the match. Andrew Burke scored for Warrington off a man up and Pete Love scored our second goal.

Our second game v ALL STARS saw Warrington lead 3-1 at one stage with two goals from Ian Musgrove and one from Pete Love. But the Dutch team fought back and the game finished 3-3.

The third game v DJK was a difficult game against a strong side. This year there seemed little difference between Division 1 and Division 2 teams. Warrington battled hard with goals from Paul Wilkinson, Peter Burke and Pete Love. But with our average age over 40 years the young Dutch team eventually won the game 6-3.

At 6.40pm that day we played our 4^th game of the day v ZEW. Fatigue started to play a part particularly as the team we played against at one stage took six players out with six fresh players going in. Again Pete Love playing at centre forward scored together with the inform Ian Musgrove. We finished 7-2 as we missed some good chances to see the Dutch team counter attack and score. It was the end of a long hard day and time for some refreshment.

On Sunday we were first game on and that meant an 8am start against home team ZVP Piranha. Warrington looked fresh and started to play better as a team. Ian Musgrove was playing really well scoring three goals in the game and Pete Love adding another. Some excellent defending restricted Piranha to one goal so a satisfying start to the day with a 4-1 victory.

The final game of the day against ZVV we thought it would take place at 11.40am. To our surprise we discovered our game actually started at 11.20am. So with two minutes notice we put our caps on and lined up without a warm up. We were 3-1 down by half time but re organised and set out to rescue the game. We came back strongly to 4-3 and within the last minute were awarded a penalty but we missed the penalty and lost the game 4-3. During the tournament we were awarded three penalties and missed all three.

We finished the tournament with seven points from six games and finished fourth overall out of seven teams. Ian Musgrove was top scorer with seven goals and Pete Love with 6 goals.

Some feedback from other teams commented that the team from Warrington played hard but fair. All the players worked hard throughout the competition and certainly enhanced the reputation of the club. My thanks go to Ian Musgrove for organising a successful trip for the second year.

On the Saturday evening four of our team entered the beer drinking relay race. Each team member had to swim two lengths after the first length each team member had to tread water and drink half a pint of beer before completing the return leg. After the heats Warrington qualified for the final.

In the final Warrington finished second but the first team were disqualified and Warrington were awarded first place.

Pete Love on 1st leg of 4 x50 relay (beer race)

Regional Training Centre (Liverpool)

Dates & Times

Feedback from parents and coaches brought up the issue of how late our RTC is for our younger athletes. We have recently met with the facility management at Huyton and have requested extra pool time to cater for the younger players. If this time is confirmed, the younger athletes will start an hour earlier and finish at 9:00pm. Our “older” athletes (98&99’s) will continue 7:30-10:00pm.

In regards to dates, we have provisional booked the 3 x 10 week terms (one before Christmas/Winter Break, one before Easter/Spring Break and one before Summer Break). Times and dates will be confirmed and sent out soon.L&D RTC will continue to be held on Wednesday evenings at Huyton, starting Wednesday 9th October (TBC).

On Wednesday 25th September we will be holding a “Development Day” - taster session - for all athletes interested in joining L&D RTC. This is targeting all athletes born 99,00,01 & 02. This will be an opportunity to get an idea of what RTC is all about. From the Development Day, athletes will be invited to a trial on Wednesday 2nd October. Times and information to follow soon about both sessions.

Anthony McGUINNESS

August Holiday Closures

Saturday Water Polo Sessions

The last session will be on Saturday 27th July.  The club will then be closed for the next 4 Saturdays during August and will restart on Saturday 31st August.  

The club will not be using the pool on the following Wednesday dates July 31st August 7th, 14th, 21st The Wednesday sessions will restart on Wednesday 28th August.  This is to allow the match against Liverpool that is proposed for Wednesday 28th August before going to Holland.

The swimming sessions will close on Friday and Sunday during August leaving Tuesday and Thursday still available. 

The Big Summer Splash - Orford Jubilee Hub - 27th July 2013

Big Summer Splash

I would like to inform you and your Swimming Club of a  FREE Fantastic event (“THE BIG SUMMER SPLASH”)  that is taking place  SATURDAY (27^TH July) @ Livewire Orford Jubilee Hub Complex (Warrington)

This unique product opportunity has been brought to you by Decathlon and Speedo

Participants will have the opportunity to take part in this unique, Inspiring engaging aquatic event and meet and work alongside some of our Olympic Heroes from Aquatic Disciplines!!

Featuring Athletes will be:

Jo Jackson , Olympic Bronze Medallist and Former World Record Holder

Craig Figes,  London 2012 Olympian and GB’s Men’s Waterpolo Captain

This Event is aimed at

• ·         7-11 Years Old
• ·         Must be able to swim a minimum of 25 metres un aided

Event Activities

• ·         Competitive Swimming
• ·         Mini Waterpolo
• ·         Rookie Lifeguard training
• ·         Race an Olympian
• ·         Pictures and autograph opportunity with our Olympians
• ·         2hr Session
• ·         1200-1400pm  or  1400-1600pm  or 1600-1800pm

Hazel Musgrove off to Barcelona for Water Polo World Championships

Barcelona Women’s Water Polo World Championships 2013

 

Warrington Swimming Club member Hazel Musgrove has been selected for The British Gas GBR Women’s Water Polo for the FINA World Championships 2013 which are being held in Barcelona in July.

The squad of 13 features Hazel who is one of the eight Olympians and three players making their senior debuts for the British team.

National Performance Director for British Water Polo Graeme Thompson said: “-This is an exciting time for British Water Polo, returning to the World Championships for the first time since 2003 to continue the excellent progress made by the team in recent years.”

“Selection has been really difficult this year, which is a pleasing aspect and reflects a growing competition for places in the squad.”

“There are some new faces on the team who join some of our experienced players.”

“We are now looking to work hard as a team, adjust to our new line up and make the best preparations possible for the competition in Barcelona.”

This year the British Water Polo team will make their return to the World Championships for the first time in 10 years after making their Olympic debut at the London 2012 Games and finishing in seventh place at the European Championships last year.

Following the Olympics British Water Polo saw an increase in funding from £2.9m for both teams to £4.5m dedicated to the women’s programme.

Preparation for World Championships

The British Gas GBR Water Polo team has recently continued their preparations ahead of the FINA World Championships competing in the Dunaujvaros Cup in Hungary.

The team competed with world class opposition from Holland, Russia - the reigning World Championship bronze medallists - and the hosts Hungary, the current European bronze medallists.

“This has been a valuable trip in our preparations for the World Championships “- NPD Graeme Thompson

The Brits were in action in the opening game against Russia. All but one of the quarters were tight encounters but a strong third enabled the Russians to complete the 19-13 victory.

The second match saw GBR take on the hosts, with Hungary taking an early lead in the opening quarter, 6-3. However GBR stayed strong through the rest of the match, finishing with a 5-4 win in the fourth quarter with the game ultimately finishing 15-12 to Hungary.

In their final match versus the Dutch, the Brits got off to a disappointing start, losing the opening quarter 7-2. They picked up the competition in the rest of the match but eventually lost 21-11.

Graeme Thompson, National Performance Director, said: “This has been a valuable trip in our preparations for the World Championships.

“The players are continuing to respond well to the new coaching team direction and guidance and it is encouraging to see increasing attacking play and goals from us. However to compliment that, we need to improve our defence, across various game situations.

Programme for Barcelona

The GBR Team are scheduled to play their group games in the following sessions:

Sunday 21^st July – Session 2; 5.30pm match; Canada vs GBR

Tuesday 23^rd July – Session 3; 12.10pm match; GBR vs Greece

Thursday 25^th July – Session 5; 9.30am match; USA vs GBR

The rest of the schedule is as follows.

Quarter-final Qualification
27th July (Sat)
Session 7	9.30am	(25) 1st A vs 4th B
	10.50am	(26) 2nd A vs 3rd B
	12.10pm	(27) 1st B vs 4th A
	1.30pm	(28) 2nd B vs 3rd A
Session 8	5.30pm	(29) 1st C vs 4th D
	6.50pm	(30) 2nd C vs 3rd D
	8.10pm	(31) 1st D vs 4th C
	9.30pm	(32) 2nd D vs 3rd C
Quarter-finals
29th July (Mon)
Session 9	3.30pm	(33) W25 vs W30
	5.00pm	(34) W27 vs W32
Session 10	8.15pm	(35) W29 vs W26
	10.50pm	(36) W31 vs W28
Semi-finals
31st July (Wed)
Session 11	3.30pm	(37) L33 vs L34
	5.00pm	(38) L35 vs L36
Session 12	8.15pm	(39) W33 vs W34
	10.50pm	(40) W35 vs W36
Finals
2nd August (Fri)
Session 13	10am	(41) 7th/8th L37 vs L38
	11.30am	(42) 5th/6th W37 vs W38
	1.00pm	(43) 3rd/4th L39 vs L40
Session 14	9.45pm	(44) 1st/2nd W39 vs W40

Based on the team finishing 3^rd or 4^th in their group, then they will be playing in session 8 (even if Spain move their match to the 9.30pm slot).

If you are not travelling to Barcelona, you should be able to watch through FINA TV, available on the www.fina.org website. An App is also available for you to stream FINA events through mobile devices.

Warrington 17 Southport 12 (L&D League)

Southport visited Warrington with a mixture of older experienced players and younger players. They started off well as they scored first but James Williams hit back followed by a goal from Chris Byrne making it 2-1 at the end of the quarter.

In the second quarter Chris Byrne opened Warrington’s account as they attacked the deep end but Southport scored again to make it 4-2. Dave Price Warrington’s no nonsense defender was in a battle with the Southport attack again a fine line between who the offender was and who the victim was. The referee decided to exclude Dave Price on two occasions and on the third occasion when Dave seemed to have been fouled his frustration was demonstrated by throwing the ball down on the water in anger. That earned Dave Price his third exclusion and an early shower and a big blow for Warrington to lose their best defender.  However further Warrington goals from Ian Musgrove and Chris Byrne against a single goal from Southport saw Warrington finish the quarter 5-3 up. The sub text to this game was the battle going on at centre forward led by Tom Hadley in attack. The referee later confessed he couldn’t see who was doing what to whom, but more white water than Niagara Falls meant plenty was going on!

Warrington started the third quarter well with a goal from James Williams and James made it 7-3 to Warrington within 31 seconds as Warrington took control of the game. Warrington was relentless in attack with three goals from Chris Byrne and a goal from defender Lee Chadwick. Southport replied with two goals but Warrington won the quarter 6-2 and led the game 11-5.

The final quarter was full of incidents with Tom Hadley converting a penalty to take the score to 12-5. Sixteen year old Tim Mainwaring joined the fray as he used his speed down the wing to provide some great assists to players breaking down the centre. Warrington however were about to have their second player wrapped up as Tom Hadley battled at centre forward the referee gave the foul against him and Tom gave the referee some feedback on his decision which the referee took exception to and Tom duly picked up his third exclusion and shared a shower with Dave Price. With only seven players left Warrington continued to battle on two further goals from Chris Byrne making it eight on the night and one from Tom Hadley saw Warrington lead by 14-8. Southport increased pressure on Warrington Tim Mainwaring was excluded on two occasions and Southport scored two further goals to make it 14-10 with 3 minutes 39 seconds left to play. Ian Musgrove hit back with a goal as Warrington tried to kill the game off. Southport who sensed they could win scored two further goals to make it 15-12 but with only 59 seconds left on the clock. Finally goals from Ian Musgrove and James Williams extinguished the challenge from Southport.

Southport won the quarter 7-6 Warrington won the game 17-12. The exclusion fouls were 9 against Warrington and 10 against Southport and 29 goals, certainly an incident packed game.

Players included Neil Musgrove, James Williams (4), Ian Musgrove (3), Lee Chadwick (1), Tom Hadley (1), Josh Regan, Tim Mainwaring, Dave Price, Chris Byrne (8)

Bolton School 21 Warrington 1 (16&u)

Warrington visited Bolton School in the Manchester and District 16 & under league. Warrington with only seven players held out in the first quarter against a super fit and well practiced Bolton School. The first quarter finished 3-0 to Bolton as Warrington worked hard to contain Bolton. In the second quarter Bolton pressed home their advantage with seven goals without reply and Bolton pressed Warrington and used the counter attack to full effect. In the third quarter James Collins scored for Warrington to make it 10-1. However Bolton scored six more goals and finished 16-1 up. In the final quarter Bolton continued to score with five further goals to finish 21-1 winners. There were significant differences between the teams with Bolton having a high level of fitness. Although the Warrington players didn’t give up at any time and worked hard throughout Stanley Mainwaring (14) worked hard against the bigger Bolton boys Jacob Wass was Warrington’s best player.

I will add that all Bolton players train 7-8 times per week there is no secret to their success just hard work and lots of training

Warrington’s Team included, Tim Mainwaring, James Collins (1), Harry Pollock, William Morris, Sam Cooper, Stanley Mainwaring, Jacob Wass.

Lymm Leisure Centre close Monday 8th July 2013

We have been informed that Lymm Leisure Centre will be closed on Monday 8th July for one day only due to an event at the school that will extend into the evening.

 

Sorry for any inconvenience caused.  Can you please pass the message to any other people who would normally attend on Monday evening

Port Sunlight 4 Warrington 12 (senior)

Warrington’s eight man team visited Bebbington Oval to take on Port Sunlight in the second half of the Liverpool & District League. Ian Musgrove got Warrington off to a good start with an early goal followed by a second from James Williams. Port Sunlight then hit back making the final score for the quarter 1-2. The second quarter saw Warrington attacking the shallow end. Again Warrington scored first as Chris Byrne broke free to make it 1-3. An exclusion foul was given against James Williams and the home team took advantage on the power play to make it 2-3. Peter Burke enjoying his chance to play out of goal and scored to complete the second quarter 2-4 up. The game seemed close with plenty of work to do in the second half. The second half saw Warrington attacking the deep end and started to find more space for goal scoring opportunities. Chris Byrne scored first but another three minutes passed before inform James Williams scored. Warrington started to take control of the game. An exclusion foul committed by Port Sunlight gave Warrington the man up and Tom Hadley scored his first of the game to take the score to a comfortable 2-7. Warrington scored three more goals as James Williams scored his third goal of the game and Tom Hadley and Ian Musgrove adding to the total, the third quarter ended 2-10 to Warrington. The final quarter saw Neil Musgrove switch from goal to outfield and Peter Burke take the No1 cap. This quarter saw each team score two goals Neil Musgrove and James Williams scored for Warrington and Port Sunlight worked hard to score two. The final score 4-12 showed the difference between the two teams with Tom Hadley and James Williams the best players on the night.

Players included Neil Musgrove (1), James Williams (4), Ian Musgrove (2), Tom Hadley (2), Dave Price, Chris Byrne (2), Peter Burke (1), Tom Cart.

Liverpool & District League (Senior)

Warrington are currently 5th in the Liverpool and District League they will play Bridgefield Yellows, Port Sunlight and Southport in the final fixtures of the season.

Liverpool & District Senior League 2013
Posn	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Pts
1	Bridgefield Blues	7	6	0	1	12
2	Liverpool	7	6	0	1	12
3	Birkenhead	6	5	0	1	10
4	Chester	7	4	0	3	8
5	Warrington	7	3	0	4	6
6	Bridgefield Yellows	7	1	1	5	3
7	Port Sunlight	7	0	2	5	2
8	Southport	6	0	1	5	1

Birkenhead v Warrington (Senior)

Warrington played Birkenhead away in the Liverpool and District with only seven players against a ten man Birkenhead. The first quarter saw Birkenhead score three goals to Warrington’s three with two goals from Tom Hadley and one from Dave Price. In the second quarter Birkenhead pushed on with three further goals to 7-3. Warrington fought back with a goal from 15year old Jacob Wass and one from Chris Byrne bringing Warrington back into it at 7-5. The third quarter saw Birkenhead edge the quarter again 3-2 with goals from Tom Cart and Chris Byrne. At 10-7 Warrington were still in the game and going well considering no substitutes were available. The fourth quarter started with another goal from Birkenhead but Warrington were to battle to  the end as Tom Hadley showed his class with his third goal and Ian Musgrove making it 11-9. With four minutes to go Warrington had time to turn the game around but Birkenhead had fresher players in the final minutes they scored three goals winning 14-9.

A really good performance from Warrington under the circumstances, particularly from Tom Hadley and Jacob Wass.

Warrington’s Team included Peter Burke GK, Tom Cart (1), Ian Musgrove(1), Dave Price (1), Tom Hadley (3), Jacob Wass (1), and Chris Byrne (2).

Manchester Festival of Water Polo

On Saturday 22^nd June Warrington took a 13 & under team to the Manchester Festival of Water Polo, this is the biggest competition in Great Britain for under 13 and under 15 mixed teams, with the best teams in the country in attendance. Warrington was drawn in a tough group which included Rotherham, Welsh Wanderers, Bolton School, and Sheffield. The first game was against Rotherham playing across the 50m pool with five pitches playing simultaneously.  Although Rotherham beat us in this game they later declared they had accidently played a player over age and Warrington was awarded a 1-0 win. We then took on Welsh Wanderers and played well against one of the best teams in Wales. Warrington were beaten 5-3 but were always in the game. We then played Sheffield and found it tough going against some 13 year olds who looked old enough to be shaving. Warrington battled throughout but was beaten 6-0. The final game was against our old foe’s Bolton School. Bolton School soon went into a 3-0 lead but in the second half Warrington came back into the game, however at the final whistle Bolton were 4-2 winners.

We finished 5^th in our group of death and in the afternoon session played Manchester Icebergs who finished 5^th in the other group. We just beat Icebergs 3-2 and therefore finished 9^th overall.

Some significant factors affected our performance which were our team was mainly made up of our 12 & under team who had played tough match against Tyldesley the night before. A lack of 13 year olds particularly who can play at this level, we had only five of our team 13 this year. On a positive note it was a great experience for our team and with a good group of 12 year olds coming through we should perform better next year. The other teams were physically bigger and they were fast up and down the pool. Some of our 12 year olds are working really hard with as many as six sessions of swimming and water polo per week. 

Warrington’s Team included:- Luke Atkinson, Connor Lynch, Emily Bowater, Ben Dailey, Luke Boardman, Max Harrison, Molly Ashton, Dom Richards, Katie Bowater, Jack Yates, Matt Williams,

Tyldesley v Warrington (12&u) M&D League/B&D K.O.

On Friday 21^st June seven 12 & under players visited Tyldesley to play two match’s in the newly formatted competition for 12 year olds in the Manchester &  District League match followed by a Bolton and District knockout match.

The only amendment to the rules for this age group was the pitch was shortened to half length two half’s of ten minutes play and that only six players could be in the water at any one time.

The first half started well for Warrington as Molly Ashton scored the first goal. Tyldesley soon equalised but within seconds of the restart Molly Ashton scored her second goal of the game. Connor Lynch pushed the score to 3-1 to Warrington before the end of the quarter. The whole team kept their cool despite a noisy large crowd of spectators. 

In the second half Warrington increased their grip on the game with Molly Ashton scoring her hat trick goal. Again Tyldesley struck back to make it 2-4. Further goals then came from Warrington’s Ben Daily and two from Connor Lynch securing a 2-7 victory.

A quick 5 minute change around and the next match started this time in the B&D knockout. Starting with the same seven players, Ben Dailey got Warrington off to a good start with a goal after 20 seconds. In the next minute Ben Dailey score again as Warrington started to take control. Tyldesley looked tired as Warrington looked as if they had plenty of energy and capable of scoring on each attack. Warrington scored a further six goals without reply from Connor Lynch, three consecutive  goals from Molly Ashton, a third goal from Ben Dailey and Dom Richards scoring Warrington’s eighth goal. Warrington was due to play in a tournament the next morning so I asked the players to slow it down a little in the second half. In the final half Warrington scored four goals, two from Dom Richards and two from Connor Lynch. Tyldesley didn’t give up and scored a goal in the final minutes, in an otherwise perfect performance from our goal keeper Luke Atkinson. The final score was 12-1 to Warrington.

Other notable performances came from Jake Williams and Katie Bowater who worked hard in defence and attack. I was proud of the whole team it what was at times a physical game. Warrington are due to play Royton in the semi final of the B&D K.O. Hopes are high of Warrington getting to the final as they recently beat Royton 13-1.

Warrington’s team included:- Luke Atkinson GK, Molly Ashton(6), Ben Dailey (4), Dom Richards (3), Connor Lynch (6), Jake Williams, Katie Bowater.

Last chance to order water polo trunks\ costumes

Another order will go in this weekend for water polo trunks and costumes which cost £30 and £46 respectively. They are manufactured by Waterfly and are excellent quality. Please contact Chris Byrne asap to avoid disappointment.

Normal Training Times for Water Polo Saturday 29th June 2013

The 14 & under match has been postponed on Saturday so training sessions will take place at the normal times 4.30pm and 6pm.

Warrington 6 Royton 24 (16&u) 15th June

With only 8 players available and two of them form the 14 & under team it was going to be a difficult game against a strong Royton team. From the start Royton were fast on the counter attack giving  our team no chance of intercepting their attacks resulting in an  0-8 score line at the end of the quarter. In the second quarter Warrington fought back with two goals from Jacob Wass, two from Sam Cooper and one from Stanley Mainwaring. Royton still managed a further seven goals but a much improved quarter from Warrington. Tim Mainwaring switched to outfield whilst Tom Pye occupied our goal. Royton continued to score heavily with five goals with Warrington scoring one through Tim Mainwaring. The final quarter saw Warrington improve as a team conceding only four goals and a final score 6-24. With only one substitute against a very fit and powerful Royton team the majority of who train with Manchester Warrington showed tremendous determination throughout the match.

Team included Tim Mainwaring, Stanley Mainwaring, Jacob Wass, Sam  Cooper, Tom Pye, William Morris, Harry Pollock, Adam Farini.

Warrington 13 Royton 1 (12 & u) 15th June

Warrington’s fast developing 12 & under team took on Royton at Great Sankey playing 6 aside but in full length pitch. Warrington attacked the deep end in the first quarter and had several chances to score Dom Richards was first to score for Warrington and just before the end of the quarter Ben Dailey added a second. Warrington led 2-0 at the end of the quarter but we could have had many more goals. In the second quarter Warrington defended the deep and had some difficulty attacking the shallow end as do most teams. Dan Farini managed to score and despite chances at either end no further goals were scored. Warrington recognised they had time on the break to give the goal keeper some fakes before shooting which should cause the Royton goal keeper some problems. Ben Dailey was unstoppable in the third quarter although Molly Ashton who gets better every game scored first. Between the pair they scored six goals in this quarter, four from Ben and two from Molly Ashton. I must say at this point that our 12 & under team are just that a great team with some great link up play and a lot of work going on in defence to confine Royton to one goal in three quarters. Luke Atkinson completely dominated the goal area and on many occasions judged carefully when to come off his line to pull the ball from the Royton player bearing down on our goal. The fourth quarter saw more great team work as Warrington scored four more goals Ben Dailey scoring his sixth goal, Molly Ashton scoring her third goal, and Dom Richards and Jake Williams also scoring. Warrington’s most improved player was Connor Lynch who has worked hard at swimming training over recent weeks which has significantly improved his game. The final score 13-1 a great result from an excellent Warrington Team.

Team included Luke Atkinson GK, Connor Lynch, Ben Dailey (6), Molly Ashton (3), Dom Richards(2), Rebecca Pritchard, Jake Williams (1), Dan Farini (1), Katy Bowater.

Seniors Warrington 7 Chester 9

Warrington’s seniors took on Chester in the Liverpool and District with eight players including Tim Mainwaring playing his first senior game. It was clear at the start of the game that exclusion fouls needed to be kept to a minimum starting with only nine players. The first quarter saw Chester move into a 0-2 lead but Warrington defending the deep made it 1-2 with a goal from Tom Hadley. The exclusion fouls started to build with Warrington giving away three to Chester’s two.  The quarter ended 1-2 and a satisfactory performance by Warrington. We then attacked the deep in the second quarter and within two minutes Warrington drew level with a goal from Tom Hadley. With three and a half minutes left Chester scored but moments later had a player excluded and Warrington converted the man up with Tom Hadley scoring his third goal of the game. With less than two minutes to go Warrington conceded another goal to make it 3-4 but again equalised this time James Williams scoring. The quarter ended 4-4 but Chester conceded three exclusion fouls to Warrington’s one.  The third quarter started well for Warrington with Tom Hadley scoring his fourth goal of the game after just 15 seconds. Another goal by James Williams saw Warrington push on and lead 6-4. But then Chester hit back with a goal and shortly after another exclusion foul given against Warrington. Chester called a time out to organise their man up but Warrington defended well to keep the score 6-5. Then disaster, Chester scoring three quick goals towards the end of the quarter as Warrington started to look tired, to take a 6-8 lead. That was the turning point of the match. In the fourth quarter we put Tim Mainwaring (16) in who played some really excellent water polo and executed a great pass to Tom Hadley to score his fifth goal and make it 7-8. The game became very tense with neither team wanting to give anything away. With still six minutes to go Warrington gave away another exclusion and Chester converted the man up to make it 7-9. Still with five minutes on the clock Warrington had time to attack the deep and rescue something from the game. But the experienced Chester team were successful in closing the game down 

18th May Warrington 6 Bolton School 10 (12&u)

We have a good group of 11 and 12 year olds with ten players lined up for this game. We started off attacking the deep end and showed some promise with a goal from Ben Daily after 2 minutes. Warrington missed several more chances but we were happy to end the quarter 1 - 0 up. In the second quarter defending the deep we started to have some difficulty conceding eight goals and scoring only three with two from Ben Daily and one from Emelia Forde. In attacker we kept trying to pass to the back of our attackers head loosing possession quickly and being hit on the counter attack. In defence we just did not pick up players. Some players who had missed some training looked as if they had forgotten how to defend. The third quarter saw normality restored again back to a tight game with neither team in control. The quarter ended 1-1 with with Ben Daily scoring his fourth goal of the game. Ben Dailey is developing into an excellent left handed player a tribute to the hard work he has put in over the last six months notably attending plenty of swimming sessions and rarly missing a water polo session. The final quarter again saw a tight game with both teams giving little away. Daniel Farini scored Warrington’s only goal  in reply to an earlier Bolton goal. In conclusion the first quarter we won 1-0, two quarters drawn 1-1, with only the second quarter spoiling an otherwise good game with Ben Daily being Warrington’s outstanding player.